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Kaadu Onnu

From Parundhagadhu Oor Kuruvi · 2023

Lyricist
Vithakar
Singer
Aravind Srinivas
Music director
Renjith Unni
Movie name
Parundhagadhu Oor Kuruvi
Movie release year
2023
Lyrics added on
27 Jan 2023

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Kaadu onnu
Mirugam rendu
Vanjam kondu iraiyai
Thedi oduthaeyada…
Haahaa
Kaadu onnu
Mirugam rendu
Vanjam kondu iraiyai
Thedi oduthaeyada…
Ratha ottam
Nirkum varaiyil
Motha kaadum yuddha kaada
Marudhaeyada…
Yen indha paadu
Odu endru
Manamae kooralam…
Aanalum ullae
Aara kobham Serudhae
Thoppul Kodiya
Vetti vandha pirapu dhan idhu
Idhilae vettu kuthu pavam endral
Sirika thonudhu
Tholgal mattum tholanaga
Thunai irukkudhu
Ondi veeranaga pagayai thedi
Kalai edukudhu
Hahahahaha
Ottam ottam velaiyaachu
Ottai pana thanniyachu
Olugi olugi kalam vilagi pogum
Peya pola thookam illa
Kaatha pola ooivum illa
Kaalgalum puyalgalai marum…
Raja padhai edhum illayae
Rajanukku padhai yavum
Raja padhaiyae
Kalam vandhu kanivadhillayae
Kuriya vachu yeri yeri adida
Kaadu onnu
Mirugam rendu
Vanjam kondu iraiyai
Thedi oduthaeyada…
Yen indha paadu
Odu endru
Manamae kooralam…
Aanalum ullae
Aara kobham serudhae
One jungle,
Two beasts,
Filled with vengeance,
They run hunting down prey...
Haha
One jungle,
Two beasts,
Filled with vengeance,
They run hunting down prey...
Until the flow
Of blood comes to a halt,
The whole jungle
Turns into a battlefield...
"Why all this struggle?"
"Just run away,"
The mind might say...
Yet deep inside,
An endless anger keeps rising.
By cutting the umbilical cord,
This life itself was born with a cut;
So if cutting and stabbing are sins,
It only makes me laugh.
My own shoulders
Are the only friends beside me.
Like a lone warrior hunting enemies,
It weeds them all out.
Hahahaha
Running and running has become a game,
Like water in a cracked pot,
Leaking away, time slips by.
Like a ghost, there is no sleep,
Like the wind, there is no rest,
These feet turn into storms...
There is no royal road,
But for a king, every path
Becomes a royal road!
The right time will never just arrive,
So take aim, charge in, and strike!
One jungle,
Two beasts,
Filled with vengeance,
They run hunting down prey...
"Why all this struggle?"
"Just run away,"
The mind might say...
Yet deep inside,
An endless anger keeps rising.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

The song portrays a tense, high-stakes battle for survival set in a metaphorical and literal wilderness. It highlights the primal instinct of two opposing forces clashing like beasts in a forest driven by vengeance and anger. Despite the inner urge to flee, the protagonist resolves to stand ground, viewing conflict as an inevitable part of existence since birth. The lyrics express resilience, urging one to forge their own path to victory rather than waiting for circumstances to align.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uvagam)

Kaadu onnu Mirugam rendu

Compares the wild setting and human conflict directly to a forest of wild beasts competing for prey.

Simile (Uvamai)

Peya pola thookam illa / Kaatha pola ooivum illa

Uses 'pola' (like) to compare sleeplessness to a roaming ghost and ceaseless effort to the wind.

Anaphora / Repetition (Sol Pinvaru Nilaiyani)

Ottam ottam velaiyaachu

Repetition of words like 'Ottam' and 'Olugi' to emphasize continuous action and time slipping away.

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Trivia

The film's title 'Parundhagadhu Oor Kuruvi' stems from a famous old Tamil adage implying 'a local sparrow cannot turn into a hawk'. The song reflects the film's gritty survival-thriller theme, composed by Renjith Unni with intense vocals by Aravind Srinivas.

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